OKLAHOMA CITY — Isaiah Joe scored 22 points and Cason Wallace added 20 points and 10 assists to help the short-handed Oklahoma City beat Cleveland.
Chet Holmgren had 17 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma City (44-14), which made 21-of-41 three-point attempts (51.2 per cent), including six by Joe, and converted 17 turnovers into 31 points.
The Thunder played without injured starters Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) and Jalen Williams (strained right hamstring). and key contributors Ajay Mitchell (abdominal strain) and Alex Caruso (sprained left ankle).
Donovan Mitchell, James Harden and Sam Merrill each had 20 points for Cleveland (36-22), which lost for the first time in eight games. The Cavaliers, who made 13-of-39 three-pointers (33.3 per cent), fell behind early but couldn’t complete the comeback against the hot-shooting Thunder.
WARRIORS 128, NUGGETS 117
SAN FRANCISCO — Brandin Podziemski scored 12 of his 18 points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 128-117 on Sunday.
Podziemski shot 7-of-16 and added 15 rebounds and nine assists. Al Horford hit six three-pointers and finished with 22 points and seven assists as the Warriors ended a two-game losing streak despite being without Stephen Curry (knee), Kristaps Porzingis (sick) and Jimmy Butler (torn right ACL). Draymond Green (back) was also a late scratch.
Moses Moody had 23 points and seven rebounds for the Warriors. DeAnthony Melton added 20 points.
Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists for Denver. It’s Jokic’s fifth triple-double in seven games, 19th of the season and the 183rd of his career.
Jamal Murray scored 21 points for the Nuggets, who had won three of five. Christian Braun scored 18 and Bruce Brown added 12.
RAPTORS 122, BUCKS 94
MILWAUKEE — Immanuel Quickley scored 32 points and Toronto snapped Milwaukee’s three-game win streak with a victory.
Toronto’s Brandon Ingram had 22 points, and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 19. Quickley was 5-of-11 on three-point attempts and had nine assists and three rebounds.
Ryan Rollins and Kevin Porter Jr. led the Bucks with 21 points each. Cam Thomas scored 15 off the bench. Milwaukee lost for just the second time in its last eight games.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his 11th straight game since straining his right calf on Jan. 23. The Bucks are 15-15 with Antetokounmpo and 9-16 without him this season.
HAWKS 115, NETS 104
ATLANTA — Jalen Johnson had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Atlanta rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Brooklyn for the Nets fourth straight loss.
CJ McCollum added 16 points and eight rebounds in his first start since joining the Hawks as part of a trade that sent Trae Young to the Wizards. Jock Landale had 17 points in 16 minutes off the bench, knocking down all three of his three-point shots. Onyeka Okongwu threw down a thunderous slam over Nic Claxton in the third quarter and finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks.
Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Claxton returned after missing three games with ankle and hip injuries to finish with 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
MAVERICKS 134, PACERS 130
INDIANAPOLIS — Khris Middleton scored 25 points and P.J. Washington added 23 to lead Dallas over Indiana, snapping a 10-game losing streak.
Middleton also had seven rebounds and seven assists and was one of six Mavs players to score in double figures. Washington grabbed nine boards, and Marvin Bagley III had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Dallas ended its longest slide since skids of 10 and 15 games in 1997-98, and won for the first time since Jan. 22 against Golden State.
All-Star forward Pascal Siakam returned from a three-game absence and led the Pacers with 30 points while grabbing eight rebounds. Andrew Nembhard had 22 points and 11 assists. Jarace Walker added 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
Kobe Brown scored a career-high 15 as Indiana fell to 0-3 since the all-star break, losing its first home game since Feb. 3 — the longest stretch between home games in the franchise’s NBA history.